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Don’t Miss Scholarship Opportunities by Surgent CPA Review – Deadline November 30, 2020

Surgent CPA Review has scholarship opportunities for hardworking students currently studying accounting and finance at an accredited college or university.

Surgent is offering two scholarships, and winners will receive $1,500 for first place. All applicants must submit an answer to an essay question with a copy of their current transcript. Further details on how to apply for the scholarship can be found here:

https://www.surgent.com/college-scholarship/ (Deadline: November 30, 2020)

https://www.surgentcpareview.com/college-scholarship/  (Deadline: November 30, 2020)

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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24 Companies with Amazing Accessibility Practices

Accessibility has become a key component of any company’s strategy to create a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. A study from Accenture, the American Association of People with Disabilities, and Disability found that “organizations prioritizing accessibility had 28 percent higher revenue, and people with disabilities represent the third-largest market segment in the United States.”

Additionally, by adding employees with different backgrounds and abilities to any workforce, businesses are better able to understand different markets, consumers, build better products, and foster …

By Nathan Tombo
Nathan Tombo Structured Content Creator
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Looking for the Top Internships Around? Vault has the answer!

Vault recently released their newest internship rankings guide. The ranking system is based on a survey of over 11,000 interns at over 100 internship programs.

There is a wide variety of categories included, many of which are new this year, including Best Internships by Industry, Best Internships by Role, Best Internships for Diversity, and Best Internships in numerous employment factors such as Quality of Life, Networking Opportunities, and more.

Some notable companies featured include Microsoft, J.P. Morgan, Deloitte, IBM, and …

By Alyssa Hammond
Alyssa Hammond Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Strategies to Prevent Job Burnout

As business students, we tend to bury our heads in our work and forget to take breaks. Here are some strategies to help prevent job burnout!

By Sarah Vojta
Sarah Vojta CareerEdge Manager
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Learn More about the MSCPA Today!

The MSCPA is an amazing professional association for those entering into public accounting in Massachusetts.  Please read below to learn more about what you can gain as a student member of this organization as shared by the MSCPA’s very own Erica DeBiase, Director of Academic & Career Development, and Jessica Yu, Academic & Career Development Specialist.

One of the most important things we do at the Society is help fuel the pipeline to the accounting profession with high potential, diverse …

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Trading Room Fireside Chat | Fixed Income Portfolio Management with Artificial Intelligence

Join the Trading Room’s virtual fireside chat to learn more about quantitative fixed income portfolio management.  See below for additional details.  Prior registration for this webinar is required here.

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Racial Justice Speaker Series | Nick Moel of McKinsey & Company | Trading Room Virtual Fireside Chat

Registration is now open for the Virtual Fireside Chat with Nick Noel from McKinsey & Company.

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Endless Opportunities at Liberty Mutual!

Liberty Mutual is hosting professional development workshops as well as diversity & inclusion table discussions that can give students amazing insight into professional growth and culture at the company. Additionally, Liberty Mutual is hosting a Student Diversity Symposium on Thursday October 15, 2020 and Friday October 16, 2020. Applications for the Symposium can be found here.

This year looks a little bit different than we had all expected, but the Liberty team is here to support you as you …

By Nathan Tombo
Nathan Tombo Structured Content Creator
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Ted Talk Thursday: Talks for when you’re starting a new job

Being the new person is never easy. Let these talks help you in walking into your workplace with your shoulders back and head held high.

What Ted Talks are in this playlist? All of the following PLUS MORE —

10 ways to have a better conversation

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don’t converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Finding a Mentor: Why, Where, When, and How

Look at the clock! It’s time to find a mentor.

WHY?

Whether you haven’t had an internship or you’ve had five (also applicable to full-time jobs), you can benefit from mentorship. Anyone can, because nobody knows everything about their specialty or field of study, partially because that would require a limitless amount of experience and knowledge and partially because information and common practices are constantly changing! The absolute best way to learn more about anything is through first-hand experience and …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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